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A completed craft showing a smiling watermelon popsicle craft surrounded by colorful paper, scissors, and glue sticks on a wooden surface.

Summer Popsicle Craft

Prep Time: 8 minutes
Active Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 23 minutes
This Summer Popsicle Craft is a cheerful paper craft that turns simple supplies into a cute watermelon treat kids will love creating this season!
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Author: Sam
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[adthrive-in-post-video-player video-id="WUWkmd8w" upload-date="2026-06-05T22:33:42+00:00" name="Summer Popsicle Craft" description="Sunny afternoons call for something fun that kids can make and enjoy indoors. This summer popsicle craft turns simple supplies into a colorful watermelon treat that never melts. Your kiddos between ages 3 to 6 will love creating a popsicle that looks like a watermelon while also building important skills at the same time. This super cute activity is a great mix of creativity and hands-on learning, and it comes together in about 15-20 minutes." player-type="default" override-embed="default" orientation="vertical"]

Materials

  • Colored cardstock or construction paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Summer Popsicle Template

Instructions

  • Print the template and gather the materials for this fun activity.
  • Begin by gluing the eye pieces onto the popsicle, above the mouth.
  • Look for the cheek pieces and glue them on both sides of the smile.
  • Glue the white rind piece along the bottom of the popsicle base.
  • Glue the light green rind piece on top of the white rind.
  • Glue the green rind piece to the bottom of the light green rind piece.
  • Finally, glue the stick piece to the back and bottom of the popsicle base.